Match Report
Comunicaciones went into the game 8th in the table on 49 points; Sportivo Italiano sat 6th on 58 — a 9-point gap. Recent form flatters Comunicaciones's table spot — 1st league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 8th. Against a league average of 0.98 goals per team per game, Comunicaciones ran at 1 scored and 0.91 conceded, Sportivo Italiano at 1.21 and 0.76.
Defeat had not touched Sportivo Italiano in 9 games. From the last five rounds, Comunicaciones held 5 points of 15 and Sportivo Italiano 11.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Comunicaciones, 1 draw and 0 for Sportivo Italiano, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
The venue was Estadio Alfredo Ramos, with room for 3,500 spectators. Comunicaciones led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Comunicaciones: Cristian Vázquez (21')
Key stats
Possession: Comunicaciones 43% · Sportivo Italiano 57% · Total shots: 7-6 · On target: 1-2 · Corners: 3-4